菲茨杰拉德与盖茨比的相似之处.docx
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菲茨杰拉德与盖茨比的相似之处
Contents
Abstract.................................................................................................................................1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
I.FitzgeraldandTheGreatGatsby..............................................................................2
II.TheResemblancesBetweenFitzgeraldandGatsby.........................................3
A.TheSimilarFamilyBackground.......................................................................................4
B.TheirPursuitforMaterialWealth....................................................................................5
C.TheSameAttitudetoLove................................................................................................6
D.TheSameTragicEnding....................................................................................................7
III.TheAmericanDreamofGatsbyandFitzgerald..............................................8
IV.InevitabilityofTheirTragedy.................................................................................10
Conclusion............................................................................................................................11
Notes.......................................................................................................................................13
Bibliography........................................................................................................................14
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................15
Abstract:
Fitzgerald,oneofthemostoutstandingnovelistsinthe20thcenturyintheUnitedStates,isknownasthepoetlaureateoftheJazzAge.TheGreatGatsbyisoneofhismasterpieces.Inthebookheperfectlyaddedhisownlifeexperiencestothenovelplot.HedescribedtheheroGatsbyashisself-portrayalinthereallife,anddelineatedthesociallifeofthisperiodintheUSAsuccessfully.HereproducedthedisillusionoftheAmericandream,andsangamournfulsongforit.Tosomeextent,thisbookcouldbeareflectionofFitzgerald’sreallife.ThethesisattemptstoanalyzetheresemblancesbetweenFitzgeraldandGatsbyfromtheirlifeexperience,loveandmarriage,andtheirtragicendingstodrawaconclusionthattheirtragedyisinevitable.
KeyWords:
Fitzgerald;TheGreatGatsby;resemblances;Americandream
摘要:
菲茨杰拉德是美国20世纪杰出的小说家,被誉为美国爵士乐时代的桂冠诗人。
《了不起的盖茨比》是他的经典之作。
他将自我生活经历完美地融入到小说故事情节中,把主人公盖茨比视为现实生活中的自画像加以描绘,成功地描摹了美国20世纪20年代这一特殊时期的社会生活,真实地再现了美国梦的幻灭,并为它唱了一曲无尽的哀歌。
这部作品在某种程度上可以说是菲茨杰拉德现实生活的真实写照。
本文探讨了盖茨比及菲茨杰拉德的生活经历,爱情婚姻观及其对美国梦的追求,分析了《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比和作者菲茨杰拉德的相似之处,并指出他们悲剧命运的必然性。
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菲茨杰拉德;《了不起的盖茨比》;相似;美国梦
TheResemblanceBetweenFitzgeraldandHisGreatGatsby
Introduction
TheGreatGatsbywasamasterpieceamongFitzgerald’sworks.Itwasnotonlyaworkwithastrongautobiographicalfeature,butalsoamasterworkwhichdescribeddreamandhopevividlyinthehistoryofworldliterature.Firstpublishedin1925,TheGreatGatsbymetwithexcellentreviews,withT.S.Eliotbeingamongthefirsttocommentonthebook,callingitthefirststepthatAmericanfictionhastakensinceHenryJames’.AlmosteveryAmericanwriterhastouchedonthethemeofAmericandream,butasfarasthebreadthanddepth,nooneisequaltoF.S.Fitzgerald.TheGreatGatsbyisthemodelofAmericandreaminthehistoryofAmericanliterature.Inthenovel,FitzgeraldregardedGatsbyasaprojectionofhisself-image,andheadornedandpolisheditcarefully,tryingtomakethehero’simageandhisownunityperfectly,andplayedadirgeofthedisillusionmentofAmericandream.Once,aresearcherpointedout,“Fitzgerald’ssocialroleandtheimageinhisnovelhadbeencompletelymergedtogether.”1ItseemstothereaderthatMr.FitzgeraldisaGatsbyintherealworld.
Duetoitsgoodfameinthewholeworld,manywritersandauthorshavestudiedtheGreatGatsbyfromdifferentperspectives.Someofthemfocusonthefemalecharactersinthisnovelandanalyzethepersonalitiesofthesewomencharactersindetail.OtherspaymuchattentiontotheAmericandream,givingTheAmericanDreaminTheGreatGatsby,acomprehensiveexplanationofAmericandream,andpresentingthedevelopmentandwitheringofAmericanDreamofGatsbyandtheotherpeople.
ThisthesisintendstoanalyzethesimilaritiesbetweenFitzgeraldandGreatGatsby,andthenpresenttheinevitabilityoftheirtragedy.Thispaperisdividedintofourparts.Inthefirstpart,itsimplygivesbriefintroductiontoFitzgeraldandtheGreatGatsby;andinthesecondpart,theresemblancesbetweenFitzgeraldandGatsbywillbestated;inthethirdchapterwillpresenttheirAmericandream.Inthelastpart,itwillmentiontheinevitabilityoftheirtragedy.
I.FitzgeraldandTheGreatGatsby
Fitzgerald,afamousAmericanwriter,wasoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesof"jazzage".HemadegoodfordeficiencybyvirtueofhisliterarytalentandthusformedhisuniquewritingstyleamongthenovelistsinmodernAmerican.In1920,FitzgeraldpublishedthenovelTheSideofParadise,whichmadehimrecognizedbygreatcriticsandwasfamousinAmericanliterature.In1925TheGreatGatsby’spublicationestablishedhisplaceinthehistoryofmodernAmericanliterature.Hebecameaspokesmanofthe“jazzage”inthe20sandoneoftherepresentativewritersofthe“lostgeneration”.F.ScottFitzgeraldwasbestknownforhisnovelsandshortstorieswhichchronicledtheexcessesofAmerica'sJazzAgeduringthe1920s.HewasborninSt.Paul,wherehisfamilywasconsideredsociallyprominentandrelativelypoor.FitzgeraldwasbothavictimandakeenonlookeroftheextravagantgaudyoftheJazzAge.HisfictionalworldinwhichheshowedaparticularinterestintheupperclasswasthebestembodimentofthespiritoftheAmericansociety.TheGreatGatsbywasamaterialsuccessandestablishedhisreputationasoneofthepromisingnovelistsinthecirclesofliterature.Itforesawthedoomandfailureofthepost-warboomyearsorthe“roaringtwenties”inthemidstofwhichhelived.Thestorywasapictureoftheprohibitioneraandamasterpiecerelatedwithironyandpathostolegendryofthe“Americandream”.
Inthebook,Gatsbywasasonoffarmers.Hewasordinarybuthardworking.Whenhewasinthearmy,hemetandlovedarichandbeautifulgirl,whosenamewasDaisy.AftertheoutbreakofWorldWarI,Gatsbyhadtoserveonthefront,whileDaisymarriedTombecauseofhervanity,superficialdesireformoney.Someyearslater,GatsbystilllovedDaisyandhetriedtowinbackhissweetheartbythemeansofmoney.Hedidmanythingstoremindheroftheirpastlovingaffairs,sothattheycouldbetogetheragain.Oneday,Daisydroveacarandkilledherhusband’sloverbyaccident.Later,sheandherhusbandplantedthismurdercaseonpoorGatsby,indirectlylettinghimdieunderthegun.Tothereader’sanger,theviciouscouplecontinuedtoenjoytheirrichandcomfortablelife,completelyforgettingGatsby.ThecolorfuldreamsGatsbymadeeveryefforttocreate,wasswallowedupbythecruelandmessyworld,andallofthiswasjustlikeapieceofdirgecirclingaroundintheskyoftheJazzAge.
II.TheResemblancesBetweenFitzgeraldandGatsby
OnSeptember24th,1896,FrancisScottKeyFitzgeraldwasborninst.Paul,Minnesota.HewasnamedafterhisancestorFrancisScottKey,theauthorofTheStar-SpangledBanner.FitzgeraldwasraisedandgrewupinSt.Paul,Minnesota.Intelligentchildashewas,hedidpoorlyinschoolandwassenttoaNewJerseyboardingschoolin1911.Inspiteofbeinganordinarystudentthere,hewasadmittedtoPrincetonin1913.Itwastheacademictroublesthatplaguedhimthroughouthistimeatcollege,sohenevergraduated.Instead,hewasenlistedinthearmyin1917,asWorldWarIwasclosedtobeterminated.
Fitzgeraldbecameasecondlieutenantinthearmy,andhewasstationedatCampSheridan,inMontgomery,Alabama.Therehegotacquaintanceandfellinlovewithawildseventeen-year-oldbeautifulgirlwhosenamewasZeldaSayre.Thelaterfinallyagreedtomarryhim,butheroverwhelmingdesiresforwealth,fun,andleisureledherpostponetheirweddinguntilhecouldmakeafortune.In1920,withthepublicationofTheSideofParadise,Fitzgeraldbecameasensationintheliteraryworld,earningahotfameandenoughmoneytoconvinceZeldatomarryhim.Aftertheygotmarried,ZeldasufferedanervousbreakdownandFitzgeraldbattledalcoholism,whichhamperedhiswriting.HepublishedTenderIstheNightin1934,andsoldshortstoriestoTheSaturdayEveningPosttosupporthislavishlifestyle.In1937,heleftforHollywoodtowritescreenplays,andin1940,whileworkingonhisnovelTheLoveoftheLastTycoon,diedofaheartattackattheageofforty-four.
ManyoftheseeventshappenedinFitzgerald’searlylifewerere-existedinhismostfamousnovel,TheGreatGatsby,whichwaspublishedin1925.LikeFitzgerald,JayGatsbywasasensitiveyoungmanwhoidolizedwealthandluxuryandwhofellinlovewithabeautifulyoungwomanwhilestationedatamilitarycampintheSouth.Havingbecomeacelebrity,Fitzgeraldfellintoawild,recklesslife-styleofpartiesanddecadence,whiledesperatelytryingtopleaseZeldabywritingtoearnmoney.Similarly,Gatsbyamassedagreatdealofwealthatarelativelyyoungage,anddevotedhimselftoacquiringpossessionsandthrowingpartiesthathebelievedwillenablehimtowinDaisy’slove.
A.TheSimilarFamilyBackground
JayGatsby,whoseformer
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